For me, the inspiration was those bold black and white stripes. To set them off, I went with a purple die cut. The panel behind the diecut is patterned paper with "friendship words" on it, and it's covered with a piece of white vellum just to make it a little more subtle. The panel extends up over the top of the card (the base is shorter than normal so it still fits in a regular envelope).

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